How “climby” are Orpingtons?
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Not to derail the thread, but while you're working on this "project" keep the APA's SOP fixed firmly in your mind.
Here is the APA's SOP on the Opringtons:
The Orpingtons are of English origin and, from their first introduction in their native land, have been one of the most popular breeds of fowls. Their large size, early maturity and winter egg production soon gained for them a reputation in all parts of the world, until today, they are the most popular breed ever originated on English soil.
The originator introduced them in several colors, but the Buffs, Blacks and Whites were, from the first, the most popular. In these three varieties we have nothing to select from except our choice of color, as all are alike so far as size and shape govern. They are large and stately in appearance with rather long, round, deep bodies, full breasts and broad backs; the abundance of hackle and saddle feathers on the male giving the appearance of a rather short back.
The legs are rather short and stand well apart. Shanks large and nearly round. The skin of the three varieties is white. The shanks of the Buffs and Whites are white, or pinkish-white. The Orpingtons have the distinction of being the only breed recognized where all varieties have solid color, and no one variety can claim any distinction over the other, as all are alike popular.
The fanciers of the varieties are striving to maintain the color and shape, and to hold the Buffs with rich, golden buff surface color that harmonizes in all sections, with under-color free from white or black. The Blacks, with their lustrous black surface, free from purple bars. The Whites, with pure white plumage in all sections, free from brassiness.
STANDARD WEIGHTS.
Cock 10 lbs. Hen 8 lbs.
Cockerel 8$ lbs. Pullet 7 lbs.
SHAPE OF MALE.
Head: Rather long, broad, deep.
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved.
Eyes: Large, oval.
Comb: Single, rather large, set firmly on head, perfectly straight and upright; five well-defined points, those at front and rear smaller than middle ones; fine in texture; blades free from serrations.
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles of medium size, well rounded at lower edges. Ear-lobes, medium size, oblong, smooth.
Neck: Rather short, well arched, with abundant hackle.
Wings: Of medium size, well folded; wing-fronts, well covered by breast feathers; wing-points, well covered by saddle feathers.
Back: Broad, medium, flat at shoulders, rising with a full concave sweep to tail; saddle feathers, of medium length, abundant.
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees from the horizontal, forming no apparent angle with back where these sections join; sickles, of medium length, spreading laterally beyond main tail feathers; lesser sickles and tail-coverts, of medium length, nicely curved, sufficiently abundant to cover the main tail
feathers.
Breast: Broad, deep, and well rounded.
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather long, straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full.
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft feathers; shanks, short, stout in bone, smooth. Toes, of medium length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers and down.
SHAPE OF FEMALE.
Head : Rather large, broad, deep.
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved.
Eyes: Large, oval.
Comb: Single, of medium size, set firmly on head, perfectly straight and upright; five well-defined points, those in front and rear smaller than middle ones; fine in texture.
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, of medium length, fine in texture. Ear-lobes, of medium size, oblong.
Neck: Rather short, well arched, nicely tapering to head, having a moderately full hackle.
Wings: Of medium size, well folded.
Back: Broad, moderately long, rising with concave sweep to tail.
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees from the horizontal; tail-coverts, abundant.
Breast: Broad, deep, well rounded.
Body and Fluff: Body, rather long, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather long, straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full.
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft feathers; shanks, short, stout, set well apart, smooth. Toes, of medium length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers and down.
You'll want to be sure that you work on combs in latter generations as he has too many points and also side sprigs.
Here is the APA's SOP on the Opringtons:
The Orpingtons are of English origin and, from their first introduction in their native land, have been one of the most popular breeds of fowls. Their large size, early maturity and winter egg production soon gained for them a reputation in all parts of the world, until today, they are the most popular breed ever originated on English soil.
The originator introduced them in several colors, but the Buffs, Blacks and Whites were, from the first, the most popular. In these three varieties we have nothing to select from except our choice of color, as all are alike so far as size and shape govern. They are large and stately in appearance with rather long, round, deep bodies, full breasts and broad backs; the abundance of hackle and saddle feathers on the male giving the appearance of a rather short back.
The legs are rather short and stand well apart. Shanks large and nearly round. The skin of the three varieties is white. The shanks of the Buffs and Whites are white, or pinkish-white. The Orpingtons have the distinction of being the only breed recognized where all varieties have solid color, and no one variety can claim any distinction over the other, as all are alike popular.
The fanciers of the varieties are striving to maintain the color and shape, and to hold the Buffs with rich, golden buff surface color that harmonizes in all sections, with under-color free from white or black. The Blacks, with their lustrous black surface, free from purple bars. The Whites, with pure white plumage in all sections, free from brassiness.
STANDARD WEIGHTS.
Cock 10 lbs. Hen 8 lbs.
Cockerel 8$ lbs. Pullet 7 lbs.
SHAPE OF MALE.
Head: Rather long, broad, deep.
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved.
Eyes: Large, oval.
Comb: Single, rather large, set firmly on head, perfectly straight and upright; five well-defined points, those at front and rear smaller than middle ones; fine in texture; blades free from serrations.
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles of medium size, well rounded at lower edges. Ear-lobes, medium size, oblong, smooth.
Neck: Rather short, well arched, with abundant hackle.
Wings: Of medium size, well folded; wing-fronts, well covered by breast feathers; wing-points, well covered by saddle feathers.
Back: Broad, medium, flat at shoulders, rising with a full concave sweep to tail; saddle feathers, of medium length, abundant.
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees from the horizontal, forming no apparent angle with back where these sections join; sickles, of medium length, spreading laterally beyond main tail feathers; lesser sickles and tail-coverts, of medium length, nicely curved, sufficiently abundant to cover the main tail
feathers.
Breast: Broad, deep, and well rounded.
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather long, straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full.
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft feathers; shanks, short, stout in bone, smooth. Toes, of medium length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers and down.
SHAPE OF FEMALE.
Head : Rather large, broad, deep.
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved.
Eyes: Large, oval.
Comb: Single, of medium size, set firmly on head, perfectly straight and upright; five well-defined points, those in front and rear smaller than middle ones; fine in texture.
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, of medium length, fine in texture. Ear-lobes, of medium size, oblong.
Neck: Rather short, well arched, nicely tapering to head, having a moderately full hackle.
Wings: Of medium size, well folded.
Back: Broad, moderately long, rising with concave sweep to tail.
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees from the horizontal; tail-coverts, abundant.
Breast: Broad, deep, well rounded.
Body and Fluff: Body, rather long, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather long, straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full.
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft feathers; shanks, short, stout, set well apart, smooth. Toes, of medium length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers and down.
You'll want to be sure that you work on combs in latter generations as he has too many points and also side sprigs.
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Um... I don't really care much about that... but okay.
- Oct 22, 2019
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I have two orpingtons. They are really to heavy and to be big to enjoy climbing. They did manage to lay eggs in a garbage can with composting leaves in it. My orpingtons really really like to dust bathe. They like to be under the raspberry bushes and will sit on roosting bars if they have to stay inside the coop.
My comment was directed at MysteryChicken who posted a "Project Orpington" in it's first cross. Which is why I also mentioned not derailing the thread because it didn't pertain to your original question.
I was planning on fixing the extra points, & side springs. Thank you.
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Songster
that is a LOT of info.........i like it when people are so informative.
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- #38
Handsome boy! I love the wild look.
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- #39
Oh, okay. You didn't quote it so it wasn't clear who you were addressing.
Thank you, he's my pretty baby.
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